January 26, 2024 at 09:31AM
Multiple journalists in Togo have been targeted by the Pegasus spyware, including Loïc Lawson and Anani Sossou, with evidence of at least 23 intrusions. Other journalists such as Ferdinand Ayité, Luc Abaki, and Carlos Ketohou were also potential targets. The spyware allows access to various data on mobile devices without the user’s knowledge or interaction.
Key meeting takeaways from the notes provided:
– Cyberattackers installed the Pegasus spyware on the phones of multiple journalists in Togo, Africa.
– The spyware was reportedly used by the government of Togo until 2021.
– Evidence suggests at least 23 spyware intrusions on the phone of Loïc Lawson, the publisher of Flambeau des Démocrates, between Feb. 1 and July 10 in 2021.
– Freelance journalist Anani Sossou was also targeted with a similar intrusion on his phone on Oct. 25, 2021.
– Ferdinand Ayité, Luc Abaki, and Carlos Ketohou, among three other Togolese journalists, were on the list of 50,000 potential Pegasus targets identified in 2021.
– The Pegasus spyware, produced by the Israeli company NSO Group, enables access to and extraction of data from exploited devices, including messages, emails, media files, passwords, and location information, without the user’s knowledge or interaction. It has been used to monitor journalists and politicians.
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